Due to rising diesel fuel prices and declining fish stocks, fishermen in Vietnam's Quang Ngai province are being forced to cut back on trips to sea, as their catches no longer cover the costs of fishing.
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The outcome of Brazil's upcoming presidential election could change policy on protecting the Amazon: experts fear that a win for a candidate from the Bolsonaro family would lead to the rollback of measures against deforestation that were reinstated under Lula da Silva.
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The American nonprofit organization SkyTruth, using satellite imagery, artificial intelligence, and ship-tracking data, has calculated that oil slicks from ships and offshore platforms cover an area of the ocean comparable to the territory of Mongolia every year.
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An investigation has found that chemicals from mining operations in Myanmar are entering Thailand via at least six rivers, poisoning agricultural land, while dozens of Thai companies continue to purchase valuable metals and minerals from these mines.
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In an interview, Tucker Carlson claimed that Britain allegedly had no compelling reasons to enter World War II, and made controversial statements about the reasons behind Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939.
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The opinion piece argues that the failure of Israeli intelligence and political leadership ahead of the Hamas attack was systemic, rather than the fault of Prime Minister Netanyahu alone.
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According to a Syrian source, the body of Mossad agent Eli Cohen, who was executed in Damascus, may have been buried next to military barracks due to fears that Israel would try to recover his remains.
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An old interview with public figure Yosef Haddad has surfaced online, in which he spoke about the possible benefits of integrating Israeli Arabs for a peaceful settlement with the Palestinians; he has now denied supporting the idea of creating a Palestinian state.
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A study has shown that strikes on oil industry facilities are intensifying environmental damage in a region already suffering from climate change, and could negatively affect water desalination and agriculture.
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In Iran, a watchtower on the grounds of Gohardasht prison has been dismantled, where, according to human rights activists, mass executions of political prisoners took place in 1988. Activists fear that the reconstruction of the site will destroy evidence of the regime's crimes.
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Investigators are examining the years spent in Australia by the Omani pilot who hijacked a Flydubai flight; according to sources, he studied there on a student visa from 2015 to 2017.
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The Ministry of Transport stated that it is not responsible for intelligence screening of foreign pilots, even though in 2025 Netanyahu assigned the ministry responsibility for the safety of foreign flights. The statement came amid an investigation into an attempted hijacking of a flydubai aircraft.
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The authors of the piece argue that warnings about weaknesses in the security screening system for foreign flights, raised by Israel's state comptroller as far back as two years ago, went unheeded, and the incident involving the flydubai plane exposed the system's real vulnerability.
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A flydubai airliner flying from the UAE to Israel sent out a distress signal and was redirected to land in Saudi Arabia; thanks to the crew's actions, a disaster was averted, after which the passengers safely arrived at Ben Gurion Airport.
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Players of Israel's national team will wear black mourning armbands during the match against Ireland's national team in memory of those killed as a result of the events of October 7. The decision required prior approval from UEFA, since such symbols are permitted only in special cases.
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Eagles' Wings is organizing a ten-day visit to Israel for more than 550 Christian leaders from 51 countries, culminating in a music festival at the Tower of David on October 3, timed to coincide with the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
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The UK Green Party has voted for a resolution equating Zionism with racism, making it, according to media reports, the first major European party to adopt an official anti-Zionist stance. The party's leader, who is of Jewish descent, did not take part in the vote and refused to condemn the decision.
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According to media reports, the suspect accused of hijacking the Flydubai plane planned to secretly kill the pilot and crash the airliner into a building in Tel Aviv; the attempt was thwarted, and the plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
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Experts point out that behind the dry figures of Turkish prison statistics lie the real stories of inmates. This makes it possible to talk not only about the scale of the problem, but also about specific human rights violations.
A journalist from Myanmar, forced to work in exile after the military coup, speaks about her mission to report the truth and reflect public sentiment amid censorship and persecution. She emphasizes that the greatest source of satisfaction in the profession comes from the real benefit journalistic work brings to people.
Journalist and writer Victoria Belim-Frolova spoke about how Russia's war against Ukraine is forcing small businesses, especially those run by women, to constantly adapt to new conditions. According to her, women entrepreneurs are finding ways to keep working despite destruction and instability.
An analysis of more than 1,180 Facebook posts and 100 TikTok videos showed that the real protest by Romanian farmers was significantly exaggerated through coordinated accounts. The protest topic was subsequently used to promote anti-government, anti-European, and pro-Russian narratives.
Following another severe forest fire season, Indonesian authorities have established a new agency to protect peatlands, though experts doubt its approach will differ from the unsuccessful efforts of a decade ago.
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Documents obtained by Mongabay through a freedom of information request show that Vantara, a billionaire-owned private zoo housing more than 150,000 animals, has been in talks with Brazilian authorities since August on a "strategic partnership" for species conservation. The talks were initiated by Vantara itself.
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